Having just played yesterday, the Groton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Vermillion Tanagers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Groton faced off against Deuel on Thursday. Groton claimed a resounding 75-43 win over Deuel. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, Vermillion came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Watchdogs with a sharp 61-38 victory. Given the Tanagers' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Watchdogs are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vermillion pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.1 points. As for Groton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Groton strolled past Vermillion in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a score of 67-49. Will Groton repeat their success, or does Vermillion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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